Okay LH,

I understand where you're coming from but here's some insider info.

During Democrat regimes the EPA and the Coast Guard function to prevent and respond to oil and hazmat releases and provide forspill/release cleanup if the responsible party can't or if they've reached liability limits.

During Republican regimes the EPA and Coast Guard are diverted to other missions, can't get fines to save their hides, can't get money or personnel for environmental enforcement, and where people actually attempt to do that mission get interefered with or plain dismissed. The current administration is far worse about this than under Reagan or Poppa Bush.

If that ain't a great deal of difference to you, I don't know what is.